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Daniel Kramer

Professor

Case Hall Room N365

(517) 258-0181

dbk@msu.edu

Biography

Ph.D., University of Minnesota; Conservation Biology Associate Professor Professor Kramer has a joint appointment between James Madison College and the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife. His research examines the social, economic and policy aspects of conservation. More specifically, Professor Kramer researches the effects of large infrastructure projects (e.g. roads, dams, energy) on human and environment interactions in remote, rural locations in Central America, Southeast Asia and Easte

Awards

John K. Hudzik Emerging Leader Award (2011 International Award ceremony)

Publications

Daniel Boyd Kramer, with Gerald Urquhart and Kristen Schmitt, published "Globalization and the connection of remote communities: Household effects and their biodiversity implications," in Ecological Economics, 2009, 68(12): 2897-2909.

Daniel Boyd Kramer and Kristen Schmitt wrote the article "Road development and market access on Nicaragua's Atlantic coast: Implications for household fishing and farming practices," in Environmental Conservation. Published 2010.

Daniel Kramer published "Determinants and efficacy of social capital in lake associations" in Environmental Conservation, 34(3): 1-9, 2007.

Research and Grants

Madison Professor Dan Kramer, along with other MSU colleagues, received a five-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for just over $1 million. Dan Kramer and Jerry Urquhart (Lyman Briggs) led the project, "Globalization and the Connection of Remote Communities: Environmental Implications."